It's Spring-The Cadillacs-1958-Josie ( unreleased).wmv

The Cadillacs first got together when its members were students at P.S. 139 in Harlem. As the Cadillacs, they were great R&B favorites in the middle and late 1950s, and are today remembered as the first R&B group to extensively use choreography in their stage routines. They had two big US chart hits, "Speedo" and "Peek-A-Boo".

The following is compiled from interviews with some of the people who made the name "Cadillacs" famous: Earl "Speedo" Carroll, lead singer and backbone of the group, Esther Navarro, their manager and writer of most of their material; and Bobby Spencer, lead singer of the second Cadillacs group.

Our story begins in the streets of Harlem in 1953, where several young men, Earl Carroll, Laverne Drake, Robert Phillips and we believe Gus Willingham (Earl Carrol and Esther Navarro could not remember the fourth original member, Earl stated that he knew him as Johnny. This may have been his nickname. Phil Groia informed us that the fourth member was Gus Willingham). They met and harmonized on the tenement stoops and in the hallways. These four lads attended PS 139 at 140th Street and 7th Avenue and billed themselves as the Carnations. Their trade mark was a white carnation in their jacket lapels. They sang in school and the other kids encouraged them to cut a record. After building a reputation as the best group in the area, the Carnations took on all comers at the Saint Marks Church in the battle of the groups and scored week after week as the top group. While singing at the Saint Marks Church, the group heard about Esther Navarro and decided that they were good enough to audition. In late 1954 they went to Esther's office at 177 West 48th Street in Manhattan. As fate would have it, Lover Patterson, manager of the Five Crowns, was in the office that day. The boys auditioned and Esther loved their harmony and casual happy character. Lover conferred with Esther and decided that the group was lacking that little extra something and suggested that Papa Clark of the Five Crowns would add that polish. Esther agreed and signed the Carnations to a personal recording contract.

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[raredoowop]

@harptone55 ,it's my pleasure.

[raredoowop]

@doowoplover534 .yes the great DJ from NY,it's my pleasure.

[doowoplover534]

looking for this song for years. Bobby Jay on WCBS played this song and the search began. Can't believe it was unreleased. Just great doo wop Thanks for posting

[raredoowop]

@harptone55 ..I upload your song please enjoy--Betty My Love- The Cadillacs-'56-Josie 798

[harptone55]

CAN YOU PLEASE POST"BETTY MY LOVE"?

[harptone55]

GREAT!!!!